Kyle Busch wins Busch Series race

Kyle Busch led four times and for all but 25 laps at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway on Friday, earning his ninth career NASCAR Busch Series victory and second of the season. With four laps to go in the Emerson Radio 250, a caution flew because of oil on the track, causing Busch to relinquish another sizable lead, and the race was red-flagged to allow the cleanup to take place before a three-lap dash to the finish. On the last restart, Busch easily pulled away, winning by 0.868 second. Carl Edwards was second and Ryan Newman third.

NASCAR, AT&T; OK deal

NASCAR reached an agreement with AT&T; that allows the company to sponsor Jeff Burton's car through the 2008 season. "This agreement represents compromise from all sides that ultimately serves the sport well," NASCAR Chairman Brian France said. "No one likes litigation . . . and it was time to find a mutually agreeable resolution." The agreement ends months of legal wrangling between AT&T;, NASCAR and Sprint Nextel, sponsor of NASCAR's top series. AT&T; sued NASCAR over its refusal to allow it to replace Cingular as the primary sponsor of the Richard Childress Racing car after the telecommunications companies merged. NASCAR prohibited the name change because of its exclusivity deal with series sponsor Sprint Nextel.

Yates to retire

Robert Yates will retire at the end of the season and hand control of his race team to his son, he said. Doug Yates will own and operate Yates Racing starting Dec. 1. The team will use the car numbers and owner points from Robert Yates Racing and field cars for David Gilliland and Travis Kvapil.

Stremme may lose ride

David Stremme is the latest driver on the free-agent market, as his ride with Chip Ganassi Racing appears to be coming to an end amid speculation he'll be replaced by Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti. Ganassi holds an option on next season that the car owner has yet to exercise. Ganassi said he doesn't have sponsorship for the No. 40, and the lack of money has prohibited him from picking up Stremme's option.